EXT. WOODCUTTER'S HOUSE - NIGHT
The woodcutter looks down at the two boys standing before him.
WOODCUTTER. Well. I don't like to let strangers stay in my house. There's a perfectly good shack over there, though.
He points. The shack stands near the edge of the clearing on which his house sits.
WOODCUTTER. Though I don't know if it's big enough to fit the both of you and your ...
He glances at Tom and Coley, and finally locks eye contact with Neddy, who stares imperturbably back.
WOODCUTTER. ... comrades.
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The Enniscorthy Thieves
Short StoryWhen drought strikes his village, Jack, the only son of a widow, must leave his home in order to make a living. Jack has little luck until he runs into a mysterious and attractive boy named Rooster. Together, the two of them begin the long trek to E...
